Luke Perry and more '80s and '90s comeback kids

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October 31, 2017

Some of your favourite stars from the '80s and '90s are back and stealing the spotlight once again. From Luke Perry in Riverdale to Neve Campbell in House of Cards, these stars are serving up more than just a dose of nostalgia...

Molly Ringwald

She was once the queen of John Hughes films – think Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club . Decades later, mom of three Molly, 49, has found her most high-profile recurring role asArchie Andrews’s mom, Mary, on Netflix hit Riverdale. And she’s in good company: her estranged husband on the show is played by 1990s sensation Luke Perry!

Luke Perry

He was every girl’s crush as bad boy Dylan McKay on the original Beverly Hills, 90210. Fast-forward three decades and Luke, 51, is still stealing hearts as Riverdale’s coolest dad. The father of two, who plays Molly Ringwald’s ex on the series, says he loves playing Fred “because I like being a dad.” And he admits that he got some inspiration from Jim Walsh, the memorable father figure in 90210: “You’ve got to have some Jim Walsh going on,” he says.

Michelle Pfeiffer

After her breakout performances in 1982’s Grease 2 and 1983’s Scarface, Michelle was on a roll. She earned three Oscar nods and scored the coveted role of Catwoman in Batman Returns. Then, choosing to focus on her kids, she took time off. Now, at 59, she’s as in demand as ever – with roles in Jennifer Lawrence’s Mother! and the upcoming Murder on the Orient Express. Her husband David E. Kelley, who created 1990s TV staples Ally McBeal and The Practice, also had a comeback this year with the HBO show Big Little Lies.

Neve Campbell

With her onscreen charm, her character’s deep storylines and her popularity from 1996’s Scream, the Canadian actress was the true star of TV drama Party of Five. But in 2000 she decided to leave the series, shortly before it was cancelled. More recently, Neve, 44, has been stealing scenes in House of Cards, where she plays strategist LeAnn Harvey. From house party to political party!

Grant Show

Fans knew him as bad-boy biker Jake Hanson from 1990s primetime soap Melrose Place. And now, actor Grant, 55, has traded his denim duds for Armani suits in the reboot of Dynasty. The real-life father of one plays billionaire businessman Blake Carrington and thinks Aaron Spelling (the late executive producer of Melrose Place and Dynasty) would definitely approve of the modern spin: “I think he would love it.”

Debra Winger

Back in the 1980s and early ’90s, every girl wanted to be darling Debra. She was the cute and cool one who rode a mechanical bull in Urban Cowboy, swooned over Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman and battled with onscreen mom Shirley MacLaine in Terms of Endearment. The latter two won her Oscar nods. She took a hiatus in her 40s, but now, at 62, the mom of two is having a blast as Ashton Kutcher’s sassy hippie mom on TV’s The Ranch.